Abstract

SWISS-PROT is a curated protein sequence database which strives to provide a high level of annotation (such as the description of the function of a protein, its domain structure, post-translational modifications, variants, etc.), a minimal level of redundancy and high level of integration with other databases. Recent developments of the database include: cross-references to additional databases; a variety of new documentation files and improvements to TrEMBL, a computer annotated supplement to SWISS-PROT. TrEMBL consists of entries in SWISS-PROT-like format derived from the translation of all coding sequences (CDS) in the EMBL nucleotide sequence database, except the CDS already included in SWISS-PROT. The URLs for SWISS-PROT on the WWW are: http://www.expasy.ch/sprot and http://www. ebi.ac.uk/sprot

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UniProtBiologyAnnotationSequence databaseDocumentationProtein sequencingProtein Data BankComputational biologySequence (biology)DatabaseBioinformaticsProtein structurePeptide sequenceGeneticsComputer scienceProgramming languageGeneBiochemistry

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1999
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27
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49-54
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Amos Bairoch, Rolf Apweiler (1999). The SWISS-PROT protein sequence data bank and its supplement TrEMBL in 1999. Nucleic Acids Research , 27 (1) , 49-54. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/27.1.49

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10.1093/nar/27.1.49